DAVID Moyes hit the nail on the head when he bemoaned Everton’s failure to score when they are dominating games at the moment.

DAVID Moyes hit the nail on the head when he bemoaned Everton’s failure to score when they are dominating games at the moment. It can be a very costly habit.

You’ve got to finish teams off when you’ve got them against the ropes – especially when you’re away from home and the opposition are always likely to get a second wind and be spurred on by the home crowd.

That’s what happened at the Madjeski Stadium, and I’m not surprised Moyes was so angry afterwards.

It was like at Craven Cottage last month when the Blues had the majority of the play once again but suffered for not making the most of their opportunities. That’s four points dropped recently because of this problem and Moyes will be desperate to see his side rediscover their cutting edge.

The Sunderland game proved they can take chances at home, and when Nikica Jelavic is on form, they can be decisive.

Of course Phil Neville will be a big loss. He gets some criticism for his performances and people question whether he is a central midfielder, but Everton undoubtedly miss his presence on the pitch.

A leader like Neville does his own job quietly but influences things during games and that’s vital.

NORWICH will arrive at Goodison on the crest of a wave tomorrow after beating Manchester United last weekend.

Before the Reading game I identified the next couple of fixtures as winnable and a way to pick up points before some very difficult games arrive next month.

Nobody at Everton will be taking Chris Hughton’s team for granted now though, but even so I expect the Blues to win.

There’s every chance we’ll see Sylvain Distin back in the side tomorrow, and I always rated his partnership with Phil Jagielka as the best combination.

Maybe we’ll see Ross Barkley on the bench too, and let’s hope he has benefited from the tutelage of a top guy in Dave Jones at Sheffield Wednesday.

IT MAKES me smile when I see these media commentators getting in a tizz about Roman Abramovich’s hire ‘em and fire ‘em policy and asking: "Who would want the Chelsea job?"

I’d take it! There might not be much stability but Roman could sack me if he wanted and I’d happily take the huge pay-off which has been shelled out to a succession of top managers deemed surplus to requirements for whatever reason at Stamford Bridge.

The latest casualty of the great expectations at Chelsea is Roberto Di Matteo and his departure reminds me of what happened to my friend and former deputy Peter Reid at Manchester City.

I’d just left to return to Everton and I wanted to take Reidy with me, but although I’m certain he didn’t want to at the time, the City chairman installed Reidy as the boss because the fans really wanted him.

In situations like that the chairman just waits for the new guy they felt pressured into appointing to slip up and at the first available opportunity they get rid of them. It happened to Reidy and, in the end, it’s happened to Di Matteo even though he won the FA Cup and the Champions League.

It’s clear that after Chelsea were crowned champions of Europe Abramovich would have struggled to deny Di Matteo a crack at the job, but the time it took him to give the lad a contract always suggested he wasn’t his preferred option.

Sometimes you wonder how realistic Chelsea's Russian owner is being with his vision of success though. No manager – not even Pep Gaurdiola – can guarantee a club instant success and perfect football. If they could though, I’m sure Chelsea would nab him.